XYZ Films Buys Horror-Thriller ‘The Deep Web: Murdershow’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor XYZ Films has acquired domestic rights to “The Deep Web: Murdershow,” a new horror-thriller with a bloody bitcoin twist.
The deal arrives on the heels of the Cannes Film Market. The film is written and directed by Dan Zachary, and according to the official description, it “takes viewers on a dark ride when a journalist’s search for clues to his sister’s murder leads him to a disturbing crypto currency torture website inside the deep web called The Murdershow.
As those close to him disappear, he must find and stop this reign of terror.” Josh Blacker (“Elysium”, “See”) leads the cast, playing a detective trying to unravel the mystery.
He’s joined by Aiden Howard (“Riverdale”, “Firefly Lane”) as a hard-charging reporter, as well as Kimi Alexander (“A Million Little Things”, “Tribal”), playing a woman ensnared by the murderous group behind the shadowy site. “The Deep Web: Murdershow” was produced by Vancouver-based production company, Hadron Features with Darci MacDonald and Miles Forster.
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